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. 2022 May 30;2(2):30-41.

COVID-19 drive-through mass vaccination in Northwest Louisiana

Deborah Gurgel Smith  1 , John Anthony Vanchiere  2 , Michelle Raley  3 , Andrew David Yurochko  4 , Mohammad Alfrad Nobel Bhuiyan  5 , Kevin Sean Murnane  6 , Rona Scott  4 , Jeremy Kamil  4 , Jill Rush-Kolodzey  1 , Martha Whyte  7 , Kenneth Densmore  3 , Maarten Van Diest  3 , Christopher Kevil  8
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COVID-19 drive-through mass vaccination in Northwest Louisiana

Deborah Gurgel Smith et al. J La Public Health Assoc. .

Abstract

Background: Vaccinating susceptible populations quickly and safely is vital during a pandemic. Mass vaccination programs using a drive-through method have been shown to reach large numbers of people efficiently during vaccine campaigns.

Methods: We performed a quantitative, cross-sectional study analyzing data collected by the COVID-19 mass vaccination program conducted by Louisiana State University Health Shreveport (LSUSH).

Results: Between December 2020 and September 2021, the vaccination program administered 90,655 COVID-19 vaccines. Among those who received at least the first dose of the vaccine, there were 21,700 men and 28,269 women; 22,820 were ≥60 years of age; 28,031 identified as Caucasian, 19,249 as African American, 47,916 as non-Hispanic, and most of them reported that they had not tested positive for COVID-19 before vaccination.

Discussion: The LSUHS vaccination center served people from different regions within Louisiana as well as those from outside Louisiana. Vaccination is a crucial public health measure in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conclusions: Our study showed that the mass vaccination program conducted by LSUHS had a considerable positive impact on communities in Northwest Louisiana. This drive-through method is an effective strategy with which to reach a significant number of people during a pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Drive-through; Mass vaccination; Vaccines.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest The authors declare that the research was conducted without any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Photograph of traffic flow for two vaccination tents
Traffic flow for two vaccination tents at the mass vaccination site in Shreveport, LA Source: Photo by Nathaniel G. Lankford, LSUHS
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Diagram of Set Up for Vaccination Tent
Diagram of the set up for the vaccination tent at the mass vaccination site.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Number of Vaccinations by the Parish from Region 7 in Louisiana
This shows the number of first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered by parish in Region 7 in Louisiana.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.. Number of Vaccines Administered by Month at the mass vaccination site, Shreveport, LA
This shows the number of vaccines administered monthly at the mass vaccination site in Shreveport, Louisiana.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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